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Caries Progression Rate in Primary Teeth: A Retrospective Study

  • Nili Tickotsky1
  • Roy Petel 2
  • Rabi Araki2
  • Moti Moskovitz2,*,

1Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel

2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, P.O.Box 12272, Jerusalem 9112102, Israel.

DOI: 10.17796/1053-4628-41.5.358 Vol.41,Issue 5,September 2017 pp.358-361

Published: 01 September 2017

*Corresponding Author(s): Moti Moskovitz E-mail: motim@md.huji.ac.il

Abstract

The rate of caries progression in primary teeth has rarely been studied, with most studies on early childhood caries reporting the percentage of lesions that remain at a certain stage of disease over a period of time. The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence and behavior of proximal and occlusal carious lesions in primary teeth among children from low socio- economic status. Study design: This retrospective study was based on bite-wing radiographs of 95 children aged 5- 12 taken at 6-12 months intervals, with a follow-up period of at least three years. One hundred thirty-five teeth and 141 tooth surfaces were examined. The degree of proximal surfaces and occlusal caries advancement was scored and statistical analyses (Mann-Whitney, Kruskal–Wallis and Kaplan-Meier analysis) were performed to evaluate caries progression rate. Results: The results revealed that approximately 0.8 years were required for a carious lesion to progress from the outer enamel to the dentino-enamel junction, and an additional 1.4 years for it to reach the inner part of the dentin. Conclusions: The caries progression rate found in the present study is more rapid than previously found and affects more the lower socio economic population.

Keywords

proximal caries, caries progression, primary teeth.

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Nili Tickotsky,Roy Petel ,Rabi Araki,Moti Moskovitz. Caries Progression Rate in Primary Teeth: A Retrospective Study. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2017. 41(5);358-361.

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